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Government grabs money by force. That is the difference I guess.
by afsina 9y ago
Government grabs money by force. That is the difference I guess.
- labster 9y agoGovernment is the legitimate exercise of force. That's kind of the whole reason it exists.
- icebraining 9y agoThat doesn't mean this particular use of force is legitimate. Unless you mean that all uses of force by the government are legitimate, in which case you'll have much to defend.
- labster 9y agoThey're almost all legitimate uses of force by definition, unless the government breaks the law. This is orthogonal to moral or utilitarian concerns, however. But whenever I see people upset government uses force, I think: of course it does. It's like birds using wings or Emacs users using the control key.
- icebraining 9y agoMy point is that people may be upset at this particular use of force, not of the use in general. That it is legal is beside the point.
- legulere 9y agoI much prefer the government collecting a fair share of money to uphold public goods than criminals running away with all my money (happened to me with shares in a Chinese miner).
- ersii 9y agoHm, what's the difference? That the money goes somewhere you like?